List

1. Philips 42" HD ready LCD 42PF7621D
2. Marantz AVR SR 7002
3. Epson Full HD EMP-TW2000 (Home Cinema Pro 1080UB)
4. Playstation 3 60GB
5. Magnat Monitor 2-way Bookshelves Front L/R and Center channel
6. Audio Pro for rear surround (cant even remember exact model number for all speakers)
7. Velodyne powered subwoofer VX-10
8. Draper Luma High contrast gray screen HDTV 16:9 106"....which has developed the V wave %#"%"¤#&/
9. assortments of cables; audioquest and cardass and of course generic stuff (the 15m HDMI to the pj is generic).
10. Playstation 2 (which is there to collect dust).
11.various brackets (draper is using Da-lite brackets, TV is using Vogel, PJ is using SMS)
12. Sarotech Abigs DVP-570HD media player with a 500GB HDD
13. Dvico TVIX M6500A is en-route with its 1TB HDD
14. Logitech Harmony 555 remote controller
15. Samsung 8" digital photo frame count or not? hehehe....that can be linked to the TV.
16. forgot this old Pioneer DVD player...which i dont remember the model number.....

This post has been edited by rthj: Aug 29 2008, 02:52 PM

yeah, they are not aligned with the screen indeed, that's the best i can do with the limited space.

wish i can do better with the wires at the back of the cabinet.....have to keep the back opened for ventilation. and no matter how i organize the cables..its still like vine jungle....

This post has been edited by rthj: Aug 29 2008, 05:50 PM

dude, nothing to envy about......

have to say i am proud that i did the installation myself....the brackets have been a big pain in the butt. those are concrete slab walls....not bricks.....it is much harder to drill. i actually broke one of the bolt in the wall......that was a hair-pulling experience.

getting the stuffs aligned and level was pain in the butt also. end up with other gadgets just to do all these.

check the sketch i did...hehehe....it is to scale....the thing hanging from the top were actually 2 hanging lights which i have since replaced with something shorter. this was done to make sure the position i wanted for the projector and the screen would line up



This post has been edited by rthj: Aug 29 2008, 06:12 PM

the projector or the bracket?

both are available online. the bracket's info is on sms.safebrackets.se
google for vogel they have nicer bracket...i wanted to use that but this epson's mounting holes are too far apart from each other.

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Added on August 29, 2008, 8:12 pmby the way, anyone here use the Panasonic PT-AE2000 projector?

This post has been edited by rthj: Jan 29 2009, 07:24 PM

why cannot? i was more keen on the vogel, because i can mount the projector right way up...and the vogel looks better.....

yes, i saw your tvix thread.....have to wait for the thing to deliver first. and probably a few hair pulling experience while setting up before i can say anything.

nothing elite about this....the true elite would be like those you see in avsforum...those basement, in wall..bla bla setup...

oh, maybe i should take a picture of the TV's bracket. its actually on a swivel arm...hehehe...not that much use in terms of watching the thing, but it is sure useful when i need to access the back of the cabinet...like indiana jones go whacking in the vine jungle.

anyone interested in the screenshots of the pj? how to best capture the image?

thanks for the compliment. its not a dedicated theater, its the living room......dont have spare room in my tiny pad.

the PS2 is gathering dust, not the PS3...though its not often used also.

i've heard that ppl wants 60GB PS3 and willing to pay crazy money for it.

i purchased this abroad...

SMS has close cooperation with Draper, maybe check the Draper supplier?

this SMS bracket also has the ceiling version. the unislide (the part with the 4 arms) is purchased separately.

check out this one..this EPW6565 is cheaper than SMS
www.vogels.com/pages/consumer/products/placement.aspx?classification=84

prices for these are abt 160euro for the vogel, about 200euro for the SMS

This post has been edited by rthj: Sep 11 2008, 05:59 PM

cwl_ykh, plenty of nice toys!!!!! those little dollies on the right included...hehehe...cant help but wondering what are in those green/orange/ blue folders...

This post has been edited by rthj: Sep 19 2008, 03:18 PM

wall mount purchased separately....anyway, where i got these might not help you that much.....we're probably located in different continent.

yeah those 1:1 screens are meant for multimedia presentation. those hifi stores would definitely have these retractable screens. if your 8'x8' is a fixed screen...there's no way any car can fit...unless you have a pickup truck or a van. my draper just fit into my car...

indeed, my cheap draper already showing the V-wave. wrapping is common with retractable screen. but i have no choice...no spare room to use and i still need the TV in the same room. its warranted against wrapping....so i am bringing it back one of these days....after the warranty expire...i am not sure what's the next course of action.

This post has been edited by rthj: Sep 24 2008, 05:09 PM

warranty is yet to expire......let's see how's the next one gonna be like.

This post has been edited by rthj: Sep 24 2008, 06:44 PM

swaichia...if i may ask...what projector are you using?

most are using DLP projector eh?

think i want to go and see the demo for the new PT-AE3000 and the EMP-TW5000 this weekend.

sounds suicidal as this is sure-fire poison jar.

white projector screen and white projector screen would be the same..hehe

but grey screen gives better black. and usually lower gain and you might need a brighter projector to go with it.

any reason why you're deciding on the 1:1 (square) screen? and what sort of screen is it? fixed? manual/motorized roll?

if you're using the screen more for movies and games, i guess there will be plenty of unused area in the 8'x8' screen.

yes, fixed screen if its possible.....msian hot and humid climate is not very kind to rolling screens.

my colleague did a drawing for his DIY fixed screen....its basically 2 frames like picture/painting frames which is used to sandwich and tension the fabric in btwn the frames...much like a frame-in-frame setup. that way, its very light-weight and you get a nice black border on the outside......then again...probably less headache to yourself to get pro help from the framing guys.

This post has been edited by rthj: Sep 29 2008, 08:43 PM

i guess its 'customized to individual's budget'....that budget.